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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Child Care & Support Services Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
184 Degrees Awarded
$7,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Child Care and Support Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Child Care and Support Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Child Care & Support Services Management is the 261st most popular major in the country with 3,600 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 355 child care and support services management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 184 child care and support services management graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Child Care and Support Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in child care and support services management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality child care and support services management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the child care and support services management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Child Care and Support Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Child Care and Support Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Child Care & Support Services Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Child Care and Support Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Metropolitan Community College is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s child care and support services management degrees to qualified students.

MCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Child Care & Support Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $2,963 for plains states region associate degree child care and support services management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend MCC.

Read more about Child Care & Support Services Management at MCC

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Child Care and Support Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the #2 spot on the list. Southeast Community College Area is a medium-sized public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 9 associates’s child care and support services management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeast Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Child Care & Support Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Community College is $7,573 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child Care and Support Services Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Southeast Community College Child Care & Support Services Management Report

#3

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dakota County Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Child Care and Support Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. DCTC is located in Rosemount, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s child care and support services management degrees to qualified students.

DCTC also made our “Best Child Care & Support Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Dakota County Technical College is $9,186 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child Care and Support Services Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

State Fair Community College

Sedalia, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend State Fair Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Child Care and Support Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Sedalia, Missouri, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s child care and support services management students in 2019-2020.

State Fair Community College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Child Care & Support Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for State Fair Community College is $3,844 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child Care and Support Services Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full State Fair Community College Child Care & Support Services Management Report

#5

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Child Care and Support Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Southeast Missouri State University is a fairly large school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that handed out 6 associates’s child care and support services management degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeast Missouri State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Child Care & Support Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,217 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Child Care and Support Services Management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Southeast Missouri State University.

Full Southeast Missouri State University Child Care & Support Services Management Report

#6

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

Southeast Technical College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Child Care and Support Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Southeast Technical College is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s child care and support services management degrees to qualified students.

Southeast Tech also made our “Best Child Care & Support Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Technical College is $12,707 for plains states region associate degree child care and support services management students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Child Care & Support Services Management at Southeast Tech

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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